52 returned results for 'scallop'

  • New report published on Scottish Scallop Stocks: Results of 2016 Stock Assessments

    Today we’ve published the latest in its Scottish Marine & Freshwater Science series – Scottish Scallop Stocks: Results of 2016 Stock Assessments. Scallops are an important species for the Scottish fishing industry. The Scottish commercial dredge fishery for king scallop (Pecten maximus) began in the 1930s in the Clyde. It has since expanded around the coast…

    4th December 2017

  • Scallop Dredging and Octopus Spotting

    Last month our Ships Co-ordinator joined the Alba na Mara for a day to observe colleagues during the East Coast Scallop Dredging Survey 0917A. The aim of this visit was to get a better understanding of the scallop dredging process, the equipment and techniques used, and the challenges associated with this sampling method. The feedback…

    14th July 2017

  • New report published about the Spatial dynamics of scallops in relation to the Orkney dive fishery

    This new report – a Report of Fishing Industry Science Alliance (FISA) Project 03/12 – has been published in the Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science series. ******** The principal method of fishing for king scallops in Orkney waters is hand collection by divers. Local scallop divers, exploiting small patches of seabed, have reported that these exploited areas…

    26th November 2015

  • MRV Alba na Mara: Survey 1814A – Scallop Abundance

    Duration: 16-24 October 2014 Sampling Gear: Pyramid frame 2 x UW TV cables (one armoured) Digital stills camera AV support equipment  Objectives 1. Collect time series data on scallop abundance in the Lamlash Bay area In September 2008 part of Lamlash Bay, Arran, became a community marine reserve and is now a No Take Zone…

    8th October 2014

  • MRV Alba na Mara; Survey 1014A – East Coast Scallop Survey 2014

    The East Coast Scallop Survey for 2014 is well underway, having set sail on the 6th of June. Overview of survey: Scallop dredge hauls will be made at sites used on previous surveys and other known commercial grounds as shown below.  Hauls will be of 30 minutes duration.  From each haul, all of the scallops…

    19th June 2014

  • Scottish crab and lobster management improvements from May

    From 12th May 2024, selected interim inshore fisheries measures will be implemented in Scotland

    3rd May 2024

  • Marine Protected Area receives permanent protection for the critically endangered flapper skate

    Marine Protected Area Red Rocks and Longay becomes permanent.

    9th February 2023

  • Share your views on sustainable fisheries management

    The Marine Scotland directorate of the Scottish Government currently has two consultations open as part of the 10-year Future Fisheries Management Strategy to deliver on sustainable fisheries management in Scotland. Stakeholders have until 7 June 2022 to share their views on fishing activities and electronic monitoring activity in Scotland’s waters through the respective Future Catching…

    30th May 2022

  • Targeted and focused approach to strengthen Clyde cod recovery

    Measures which have been in place for more than 20 years to protect cod during their spawning season in the Firth of Clyde, will continue in 2022 and 2023 with some changes.

    1st February 2022

  • Permanent protection for flapper skate

    A consultation has been launched to gather views on making a Marine Protected Area (MPA) which is protecting the critically endangered flapper skate in the Inner Sound of Skye, permanent.

    1st February 2022